IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Revision No. 175 of 2026 Reserved on: 31.03.2026 Date of Decision: 18.05.2026.

Sanjay Kumar & Anr. ...Petitioners Versus State of H.P. r ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the P etitioners : Mr Ritesh Bhardwaj, Advocate.

For the Respondent/State : Mr Jitender Sharma, Additional Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioners have filed the present revision against the judgment dated 24.02.2026 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sarkaghat, District Mandi, H.P. (learned Appellate Court) vide which the judgment of conviction dated 09.02.2023 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Court No.2, Sarkaghat, District Mandi, H.P. (learned Trial Court) and order of sentence dated 10.04.2024 passed by learned

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

Chief Judicial Magistrate, H.P. were upheld. (The parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience).

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present revision are that the police presented